Audacious Leaders Podcast

Are you frustrated that there’s never enough time to get everything done in your business? If you love your work but feel frustrated that there’s never enough time to get everything done, Louise Miller can help you uncover your innate productivity ninja so you can relax and switch off at the end of each day, knowing you’re making progress. In this episode, Louise shares how she helps business owners get stuff done with less stress and more ease, not so they can cram more and more ‘doing’ into their days, but so to create space for the things they love.   What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com   Key Takeaways: “Hone in one goal in particular, rather than trying to think about it all. What's one thing that you want to do something big and scary, pick that one goal and then just get really granular with it..” – Louise Miller “The minute they [clients] come up against something that's slightly outside of their comfort zone that feels a little bit sticky and tricky. They give up and move on. They'll want to move on to something else that feels like more fun because those pieces are not in their flow.”– Louise Miller “Think what is the first smallest, tiniest step you can do to move forward. ” – Louise Miller   Valuable Free Resource (VFR): A Powerful Planning Workbook for Small Business Owners with Big Ambition Visit: https://www.bettylouonline.com/audaciousleaders   Ways to Contact Louise Miller: Website: https://www.bettylouonline.com/  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisemiller-bettylou/  

How do you resolve cultural conflict and cultural barriers in an organization? Different norms and value systems come into play when people from diverse cultural backgrounds interact leading to team misunderstandings. Oftentimes, what is happening is they're blaming the other person across the table. What it looks like is they are working really hard under extreme stress, but they didn't feel like anything's getting done. Nozomi Morgan is a leadership coach and the CEO of Michiki Morgan Worldwide. Her passion is to develop global leaders who are courageous, kind, and who want to do good in this world. Her diverse international background — having lived in Asia, Europe, and North America — gives her a wealth of experience and knowledge as a trusted partner to organizations going through complex situations such as restructuring or mergers and acquisitions. In this episode, Nozomi shares how to overcome the tension and frustration that can naturally arise from cultural differences especially with multinational teams within global corporations. She shares valuable actions to improve and enhance communication and cultivate trust. What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader?   Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com   Key Takeaways: "When you have each person showing up powerfully then that leads the team showing up powerfully. Then it leads the organization going beyond their boundaries and showing up powerfully to the society, to their customers, to the ecosystem at their in." –Nozomi Morgan "The most powerful answers are in the simplest of questions and the simplest actions. Think what you really want in your life and I truly invite you to not judge yourself." –Nozomi Morgan "Oftentimes, what is happening is they're [multicultural teams] blaming the other person across the table. So what it looks like is you're working really hard under extreme stress, but they didn’t feel like anything’s getting done. They could never catch up, they could never accomplish anything they could never get along. So which then leads to feeling unmotivated, even though they want to. " –Nozomi Morgan   Valuable Free Resource (VFR): Stay In Touch and Get Updates from Nazomi Morgan Visit: https://www.michikimorgan.com   Ways to Contact Nozomi Morgan: Website: https://www.michikimorgan.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nozomimorgan Twitter: https://twitter.com/nozomimorgan  

What if the next person crossing your path today is the exact person you need to know tomorrow? A lot of times what people do is they calculate the ROI before they decide whether or not they want to get to know someone. Try not to look at a relationship and say, 'If I form a relationship with you, what am I going to get out of it?'. Kymberli Speight is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, a prior military officer, and a speaker and executive coach. She wrote the book 'I Need to Know You: How to Meet Ordinary, Extraordinary People, and Improve Your Life,' which is about her journey to meet 100 people in 100 days. In this episode, you will learn the fundamentals of growing your network at any time, the keys to networking and relationship building, and the techniques for having exceptional and memorable conversations that uncover the possibility of opportunities.    What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com   Key Takeaways: "We tend to focus on what we want, versus what maybe the other person either wants or needs." –Kymberli Speight "A lot of times, what I see people do is they calculate the ROI before they decide whether or not they want to get to know someone. But I say you never know how you might be able to help someone or how somebody might be able to help you. So try not to look at a relationship and say, 'If I form a relationship with you, what am I going to get out of it?" –Kymberli Speight "Notice the opportunities that come across your path all the time. We have an opportunity to either let people just go past us, we could just say, 'Hello, how are you doing?' and let it in there. Or we could choose to have a meaningful conversation with someone. " –Kymberli Speight   Valuable Free Resource (VFR): You will find many useful articles here from Kymberli Speight. She is offering her advice and expertise in networking, including how to build solid relationships and how to build your personal brand. Subscribe for Updates: https://kymberlispeight.com/blog   Ways to Contact Kymberli Speight: Website: https://kymberlispeight.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kymberlispeight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KymberliSpeightSpeaks Twitter: https://twitter.com/kymberlispeight

Are you wondering if it’s time to get support or if you’re ready to keep growing? Do you feel it is time for you to go from ordinary to extraordinary and partner with someone who will walk and guide you in amplifying your business? Dana Corey is a business strategist and leadership coach. She combines nuts-and-bolts strategy, internal operating system neuro-rewiring, and walk-beside-you partnership to move established entrepreneurs past a plateau -- revenue or otherwise. She has mentored hundreds to success including entrepreneurs, small business owners, and C-suite executives -- giving her a unique context for what a variety of businesses need.   What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com Key Takeaways: "If you have a quick win, you're more likely to be willing to do some more hard work because you know that on the other side of it, there's some other reward." – Dana Corey "Oftentimes we say, how we are, how we do things, how we work, but the truth is that we don't see ourselves clearly at all. And we have patterns or neuro wiring and has reacted to the way our world is and how it has us interpret what's happening to us. But we don't have a vision or perspective of the decisions that we're making or the thoughts that we're having are not real, right? They don't correspond to what's actually happening, because their everything is colored by our own point of view." – Dana Corey "The more you work from a strategic point of view, and the less hours business owners actually spend doing what they call 'work' the more money they make in less time. " – Dana Corey "I would tell my younger self is to remember to breathe through whatever ups and downs come your way. Consistently driving your life and your business is not always in your best interest. But to take a breath every now and then. And just allow yourself to experience what's happening without judging yourself." – Dana Corey   Valuable Free Resource (VFR): IS YOUR BUSINESS ON TRACK TO EXPAND? Are you wondering if it's time to get support or if you're ready to keep growing? Take this FREE Business Growth Expansion Assessment to find out... Take the Quiz Here:  https://www.danacorey.com/   Ways to Contact Dana Corey: Website: https://www.danacorey.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danacoreycoaching Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanaCoreyCoaching Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanaCoreyMRE  

In today’s world, the only way to help people is to be heard.  Michelle Mazur, Ph.D. is a  Messaging & Communication Consultant for rebellious entrepreneurs and thought leaders. She delivers audacious breakthroughs for business owners and speakers who want to stand out, be the best-in-class in their field, and position themselves in a category of one. She is the CEO of Communication Rebel and the author of Speak Up for Your Business and Speak for Impact.  In this episode, Michelle talks about the importance of speaking about what you do in a clear and captivating way as it is the key to reaching the people you could help the most and bringing more money in your business. What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader?   Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com   Key Takeaways: "What you are standing against is the starting place to finding your message." – Michelle Mazur "You are too close to your own message. You cannot figure this [messaging problem] out on your own." – Michelle Mazur "People who are really innovating their industry and creating tremendous results need to create a message that is intriguing, captivating, and gets people's attention. " – Michelle Mazur   Valuable Free Resource (VFR): A MESSAGE THAT YOUR CLIENTS CAN’T STOP THINKING ABOUT The 3 Word Rebellion is a captivating message that makes everything you do in your business more powerful. Ready for that? Get Started Now:  https://www.3wordrebellion.com   Ways to Contact Michelle Mazur: Website: https://drmichellemazur.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichellemazur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMichelleMazur Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmichellemazur

Once you know what your goals are, how do you go about achieving them? It's important to recognize that sense of overwhelm. Maybe you're solving the wrong problem, says our guest this week, Jen McFarland - a professional problem-solver with the unique ability to help business owners look at issues from the 10,000-foot level and then zero-in on the tiniest of details. Jen sees tremendous value in what she calls the “Crazy Simple Sweet Spot to Reach Your Goals”. Sometimes it's around clarifying the goals with consistency, knowing your capacity, aiming for legacy, and staying on track to make sure that everything is going according to plan to achieving the sweet spot of success.   What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com   Key Takeaways: "Believe in yourself even when you think that you can't do it or you don't deserve it, just believe." – Jen McFarland "'Will achieving this goal or project contribute to the legacy or impact that I want to leave behind?' Because that is really the biggest question, especially if you're spending all day surfing the web or things like that. These tasks tend to erode our time. And we tend to forget whether or not that's actually leading us down the path that we're looking for - to achieve the goals every day." – Jen McFarland "It's important to recognize that sense of overwhelm. Maybe you have some fuzzy goals, or you're solving the wrong problem. " – Jen McFarland   Valuable Free Resource (VFR): Guides, Checklists & Templates To Accelerate Your Business Growth The Crazy Simple Sweet Spot to Reach Your Goals: Download this resource as Jen has distilled the secrets to reaching your goals. Visit:  jenmcfarland.com/free/   Ways to Contact Jen McFarland: Website: https://www.jenmcfarland.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jensmcfarland Twitter: https://twitter.com/jensmcfarland Podcast: https://www.jenmcfarland.com/podcast

Every business has money just waiting for it.  It’s just a matter of understanding and implementing the correct marketing methods.   Many times we get so caught up in what we can do and how we can help people that we fail to understand how we help them. It’s not what we deliver, and it’s what they receive.   Adam Kipnes is recognized as a top marketing strategist and business breakthrough specialist who can show ANY business owner… in less than 45 minutes… how to triple their current number of leads, double their sales and increase their annual revenue by $30 to $50 thousand dollars or more and WITHOUT spending a cent on marketing or advertising.   In this episode, Adam shares how to attract clients now and get an abundance of new clients without spending a ton of money, He gives his insights on the things that every small business owner MUST address in order to attract new clients and generate more revenue.   What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com   Key Takeaways: “Do we want high paying clients? We want more clients that maybe not as high paying, but may allow us to serve more people, we figure that out. Once we know who it is, the value that they receive from us, and the type of person that we’re looking for, and what we want, now we can go find them. So we go find them where they are.” – Adam Kipnes “The more we can understand the exact person that we want to help the exact person who needs our help, the more we’ll see them everywhere.” – Adam Kipnes “Many times we get so caught up in what we can do and how we can help people that we fail to understand how they are helped by us. It’s not what we deliver, it’s what they receive.” – Adam Kipnes “It’s not doing what’s hot. It’s doing what you’re great at. Because you will find clients that respond to what you’re great at. So do it that way.” – Adam Kipnes Valuable Free Resource (VFR): Learn the Strategies, Secrets, and Tools For an Abundance of New Clients… Without Spending One New Cent On Advertising! How to Make More Money in Your Business: 8 Strategies You Better Start Using Today. FREE ACTION GUIDE: How to Find an Additional $10,000+ in Revenue Right Now (Even if You are Just Getting Started!)   Visit:  https://www.freebookfromadam.com/   Ways to Contact Adam Kipnes: Website: http://the1495group.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamkipnes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adam.kipnes  

How would your life be different if you became known as the go-to expert in your field?  As the ‘face’ of your business, you can up your value to your organization–and yourself–by becoming an expert in the subject of your choice.    Michael Neeley is a mentor and business strategist for visionary solopreneurs. He is a former professional actor and medieval knight, an author, and speaker, and he hosts the podcasts Consciously Speaking, Buy This – Not That, Something to Wine About, and The PodQuest Show.    In this episode, Michael shares how heart-centered entrepreneurs can grow their voice, revitalize their current position, find their tribe and begin an exciting journey toward becoming a go-to expert through the power of podcasting.   What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com   Key Takeaways: “As heart-centered entrepreneurs, we want to serve the world and we put that in an offer. We want to change the world, we want to have a positive impact on the planet, and we put that up really high on our list. But the challenge is, in order to do that, you need to have reached an audience and build a tribe. And to do that you need to know some marketing elements. And so, without those other pieces in it, it’s going to be a struggle.” – Michael Neeley “If you really want to be able to get out there and serve the planet, you got to be able to scale.” – Michael Neeley “I think podcasting is great, and part of why I think it’s so great is because the barrier to entry is so low. It doesn’t cost a lot of money, it doesn’t require a ton of skill, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist or brain surgeon, it’s really pretty simple to get the podcast up and running. And I consider that then the tip of the spear because it’s also one of those things that you want to kind of like planting a seed and then let it grow over time.” – Michael Neeley “I recommend to my clients, plant that seed, get your podcast up and running. And then let’s focus on how to grow it, how to do other elements of your business as your podcast grows, and continue to really get your message out there..” – Michael Neeley   Valuable Free Resource (VFR): Seriously…You’re not podcasting yet? Get Michael Neeley’s FREE guide to launch your podcast with ease and speed! The Simple 5-Step Process to LAUNCH a Rockin’ Podcast in Just 14 Days Visit:  http://bit.ly/S5S-Proc   Ways to Contact Michael Neeley: Website: http://www.michaelneeley.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtOfForgetting Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neeleymichael Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelKNeeley

Are you gambling your legacy and leaving it to chance instead of intentionally pursuing excellence to achieve greatness? Do you feel like it is time to level up your life and be all in to reach your full potential? Its time to have more confidence as a leader and level up your life.  Darleen Santore, known to many as “Coach Dar ” is a life, leadership and mental coach, board-certified occupational therapist, business executive, author, and speaker. As an occupational therapist for the past 23 years, Coach Dar has been able to combine her knowledge of science, psychology, and leadership to elevate one’s mindset to new levels.  In this episode,  Coach Dar shares her insights on how she serves the people that are wanting to reach another level – those that might doubt themselves, that are trying to reach greatness, wanting to go from maybe a VP-level to a C-level, they might want to go from C-level to a board-level – anyone who's trying to reach their peak potential and even grow from that to break through barriers to achieve their goals. What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com Key Takeaways: "Don't just get to the top just by getting there, you get it because you're building the endurance and you're doing it consistently well." – Darleen Santore "There is no other person exactly like you. And the original is always more expensive than the copy. You're an original, don't ever forget it and don't try to copy anyone else. Be you, be truly you and be the best version of you. We don't want the half version; we want the full best version." – Darleen Santore "Identify the vision where you want to go. What is it the level you want to attain? What is it that you're trying to go to? Set a vision because when there is no vision, the people will perish. You even need to have your own mission statement, your own vision of what it is you want to attain. Because without that, and without connecting emotion to it, what do you get up and get excited about every day? You just show up? You need to be moved by the vision of what's ahead. And then you need to put that into your morning routine." – Darleen Santore   Valuable Free Resource (VFR): Be Well. Live Well. Serve Well. Free Ebook. A download of 101 Coaching tips from Coach Dar Visit:  https://www.coachdar.com/   Ways to Contact Darleen Santore: Website: https://www.coachdar.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DarleenSantore/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darleensantore/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecoachdar?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecoachdar/

Are you tired of feeling like other people are more in control of your life than you are? Worthiness is the foundation to every single thing you do, say, think or feel, it is the foundation that everything else is built upon. One of the worst things is how we are “triggered” by feeling we are the ‘victim’, that poor-me attitude and being allergic to taking responsibility for our actions. Typically portraying ‘unfortunates’ who demand to be rescued. Alison Donaghey is a cause and effect strategist, an international best-selling author, entrepreneur, and podcast host. Known for challenging people to reflect on new points of view, Alison has a natural gift to be able to hold space for both sides of a conversation without bias, judgment or opinions. She ignites curiosity in people to think about the mental constructs they have built within their lives but have not yet stopped to question.   In this episode, Alsion helps us understand how being in the victim state makes you a prisoner of your own making, and shows what life is like if you change your relationship with your worthiness moved towards a fulfilling life in freedom state.   What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com     Key Takeaways: “People are embracing this idea that they don't have worth and that puts us in a situation where we don't understand that we co-create our life. We end up pointing our finger saying if only they would do it this way, if only they loved me more, if only they cared more, if only they would just do this. And we start getting into this very dangerous victim state.”– Alison Donaghey “Empathy like everything else is a double-edged sword. Sometimes it is a really helpful empowering tool, and other times it's a way of just keeping people down or being held down. And so, we have to be careful knowing what kind of empathy we're getting.”– Alison Donaghey “It's practicing this new normal for yourself —  understanding your worth. All of a sudden, you’ll start seeing it everywhere, you’ll start seeing it in other people. And it really is an awareness thing for sure.”– Alison Donaghey   Valuable Free Resource (VFR): Learn How to Harness Your Worth And Step Into True Empowerment So That Freedom State Can Be Your New Normal Understanding how our relationship to our worthiness impacts EVERY single choice we make Access Here:  https://mp.dominothinking.com/mypart-plc-landing-page      Ways to Contact Alison Donaghey: Website: https://www.dominothinking.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dominothinking/  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisondonaghey/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlisonDonaghey  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominothinking/   

Business is never going to be the same again.  We're at a critical time and every business is at risk unless we make the shifts and pivots necessary to serve clients in new ways.  It's a new time and you must evolve, remain productive and be agile.  Matt East is one of the world's leading experts on productivity and high-performance.  His books, podcasts, and coaching teach how to plan your day so you can spend more time on the projects, activities, and relationships that are most important and meaningful to you. In this episode, we recognize the magnitude of the global coronavirus pandemic 9 we’re all experiencing. Matt shares his ideas and insights with the intent to encourage, support, and challenge everyone with actionable leadership tips for staying focused, calm, and rational that will help business owners remain productive in uncertain times.     What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com Key Takeaways: “Try hard to just get clear on your top few items. It's kind of getting back to the basics.”– Matt East “Influence your mindset by controlling what you do first thing in the morning.”– Matt East “Set the emotional tone for your family, friends, and colleagues. The energy that you're projecting to your family, friends, and colleagues is getting picked up by them. And it is impacting those around you.”– Matt East “If you're struggling with procrastination, or if you're struggling with finding clarity and focus throughout the day, or if you just have a feeling in your gut that you need to regain and reclaim control of your time, I think typically who seeks me out is people who are already high performers, but they just feel like they could be spending their time a little more intentionally.”– Matt East     Valuable Free Resource (VFR):    Matt East’s Guide for Staying Productive During Uncertain Times 9 Tips For Staying Focused, Calm, and Rational During Uncertain Times   Access Here:  https://www.matt-east.com/remain-productive-during-uncertain-times    Ways to Contact Matt East:   Website: https://www.matt-east.com/  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteastlinkedin/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/Matt_East_  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matt_east__/   

When was the last time you challenged yourself to PRESS PAUSE? Are you gifting yourself the space to pause, reflect, and renew? Intentional interruption gives you permission to step back, reflect, and reset with new strategies of leadership, goal-setting, and execution. Lolita Walker is the Change Champion. She is a life and executive coach committed to helping women understand that it is okay to stop, pause, and live guilt-free doing it. In this episode, Lolita shares how she motivates diverse audiences to shift their mindsets to increased clarity, commitment, and accountability with renewed results.  What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com Key Takeaways: “I want you to feel ownership because that's when you're accountable. That's when you're going to drive results. That's when you're going to celebrate your wins.”– Lolita Walker “Complacency--we have no time to sit in that. We're here for a limited time and we're going to make the best of every single moment that we have.”– Lolita Walker “Keep full speed ahead on what your goal is upfront. That is where we move distractions out of the way. That's when we do our best work. That's when we allow all of the blessings to be poured into us when we're pausing.”– Lolita Walker   Valuable Free Resource (VFR):  Lolita Walker's TEDxYoungstown Talk:  How Disruption of a Life Change Can Lead to Personal Power: Full Video Here:  https://youtu.be/87DM6Oioo5w    Ways to Contact Lolita Walker: Website: https://lolitawalker.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lolita-e-walker Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LolitaEWalkerChangeChampionforWomen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/walkernwalkerchange

Being a leader is no small feat. There are many layers to building a driving and successful company that produces results.  Nada Lena is the founder and CEO of Rise Up For You, a company that fosters personal and professional growth amongst individuals and companies. She is an Executive Leadership and Career Confidence Coach, Post-Secondary Educator, and a TEDx Speaker. In this episode, Nada shares how she helps enhance company culture and people development. Through teaching soft skills aka human skills — the only way you can become the best version of yourself, whether it’s a company looking to produce better results and up-level their performance or an individual looking to build a life that they are proud of. What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com Key Takeaways: “We can gain a lot of information within a matter of seconds. But when it comes to our behavioral patterns and people skills, it takes time.”– Nada Lena “In order to become your best self, whether it’s for your family, or for your company, or for the community, you really have to start with yourself first.”– Nada Lena “Empathy is not limited to what you think empathy is. Empathy is about others, it’s not about you..”– Nada Lena   Valuable Free Resource (VFR): Becoming Your Best Self Start-Up Kit The 6 Pillars to a Prosperous Life : Your Free Copy Here:  https://riseupforyou.lpages.co/freestartupkit/    Ways to Contact Nada Lena: Website: https://www.riseupforyou.com/  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadalena/   

Your Soul Story is the very centre of who you are.  It is your inner sense of meaning and purpose. When you follow your Soul Story, you follow your inner sense, and your life fills with meaning and purpose.  After building a seven-figure business, Odette Peek suffered a personal crisis that risked it all. By getting on stage and sharing her story, she regained her momentum and created massive success. She shares this expertise to help entrepreneurs become speakers and build high-impact, lucrative businesses. In this episode, Odette shares how she helps clients identify and amplify their soul stories, heal past wounds and develop the mindset necessary to live lives of power and purpose—without guilt or apology. Also she tackles the benefits of sharing your Soul Story, and the true ripple impact it brings to someone else’s life, your own and to your business.  What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com Key Takeaways: “The basic of entrepreneurship is you've got to get clients make money, have a profit, get your message out in the world. And that seems to be one of the biggest problems is that how do they leverage the amount of time that they have in order to create the growth that they want in their business.”– Odette Peek “You can tell the difference between a trained speaker and an untrained speaker. The art and science is to creating a talk and learning how to deliver a talk that makes the difference whether your audience is listening to you and whether or not they're going to take action with you or because of you.”– Odette Peek “You need to really learn how to speak. Just because you have a story and you know how to talk; doesn't mean you're going to be able to get the message out in a way that has your audience hearing you. .”– Odette Peek   Valuable Free Resource (VFR):   Grab Odette Peek's Template to Start Uncovering What Your Soul Story is : Visit  https://product.odettepeek.com/soulstory to learn more.   Ways to Contact Odette Peek: Website: https://odettepeek.com/  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/odettepeek/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/OdettePeek  Instagram:https://www.facebook.com/odettepeek/

As a business owner and parent, we know the demands that both roles place on a person. The idea of maintaining any sort of “balance” seems laughable 99% of the time, especially when either of your babies is going through a transition or milestone. Matthew Bivens is a Balance Lifestyle Coach, Podcaster and Papapreneur. As a Balance Lifestyle Coach, he supports fathers with young kids to become the confident, powerful, balanced leaders that they truly desire to be (but don’t know how to become). He is passionate about awakening the King in every man and believes that when fathers are supported, confident and purposeful, they can change the world in a truly empowering way.   In this episode, Matthew will deep dive into how he helps ‘papapreneurs’ to confidently live their life. And to step into their life and connect with purpose, to be balanced, so that they can show up as the powerful men and the powerful leaders that they truly want to be.   What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com   Key Takeaways: “A lot of these entrepreneur fathers, they’re juggling a lot of different roles and with those roles comes a lot of weight. A lot of energetic weight that they just carry with them throughout the day. ”– Matthew Bivens “Men believe that if they simply work harder, they’re going to break through this feeling of being stuck or this feeling of not having all the answers.” – Matthew Bivens “So, what I do is I look at ART forms, ART. What are your Actions–what habits do you have? What are your Relationships?– how are you feeling about different things? And Thoughts?– what are the thought processes that you’re going through? What internal conversations are you having? Are your thoughts coming from a space of abundance or coming from a space of scarcity? Are they coming from a space of possibility or from a space of fear?”– Matthew Bivens   Valuable Free Resource (VFR): Download Matthew’s  The Abundant Loving Life Quiz: Visit  https://www.matthewbivens.com/quiz/   Ways to Contact Matthew Bivens Website: https://www.matthewbivens.com/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattbivens  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthew_bivens/   

Do you wish to double the growth of your business and create financial freedom? Are you concerned that your business has become all-consuming and not living up to your dreams? Many business owners start their business life with the excitement of a product or service idea, however, quite a few ends up disillusioned falling into the trap of failing to run a business versus simply being self-employed or worse still heading for burnout, resulting in losing their business. If you are looking for a proven professional who can guide you to determine the best ways to focus time and resources to welcome the highest impact, you have come to the right place. Hiroo Chothia is a Business Strategist, Coach, Author & Speaker - challenging individuals & businesses to realize their vision, alleviate overwhelm & create real and lasting financial freedom.   In this episode, Hiroo will deep dive into the 5 key strategies to build a strong, scalable and sustainable business to assist you to grow your business successfully and fast.   What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com   Key Takeaways:   “Every action that you take in your business should be contributing toward your bigger vision. ”– Hiroo Chothia   “ If you've not set yourself up right in the business, no matter what you do those either small gains or sometimes even some good gains will shatter.” – Hiroo Chothia “People tend to buy out of a sense of urgency in their business. They're attracted by it because they're feeling nervous or anxious. And they think that this just could be that $60 -million-dollar answer.” – Hiroo Chothia “Build a structured approach to the business so that we can get sustained growth.” – Hiroo Chothia   Valuable Free Resource (VFR): Download Hiroo Chothia's The 7-minute Checklist For Entrepreneurs To Get You On The Road To Financial Freedom!: Visit  https://growyourbusinesssuccessfully.net   Ways to Contact Hiroo Chothia Website: https://growyourbusinesssuccessfully.net/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hiroochothia/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/Insightbizdev  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/growyourbusinesssuccessfully/ 

Do you want to know how to make your team can 10X better?  Have you imagined your professional team can accomplish 10x more work, do it with 10x more quality, 10x faster, or with 10x fewer resources? Your family can be 10x happier. Your school can be 10x more effective at helping people learn. Your community group can be 10x better at making life better for the people it serves. Even you yourself can be 10x more effective at getting what you want.   In other words, you can be great. Your team can be great.   Richard Kasperowski is an author, teacher, speaker, and coach focused on team building and high-performance teams. He is the author of two books: High-Performance Teams: The Foundations and The Core Protocols: A Guide to Greatness, as well as the forthcoming book High-Performance Teams: Core Protocols for Psychological Safety and Emotional Intelligence. He leads clients in building and maintaining high-performance teams that get great results using the Core Protocols, Agile, and Open Space Technology. Richard created and teaches the course Agile Software Development at Harvard University. In this episode, Richard shares free valuable actions to take in order to enter a state of shared vision with a team and stay there, create trust on a team, and move quickly and with high quality towards creating a high-performance team.   What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com   Key Takeaways: “Positive bias – We look at what’s going well and amplify it versus what’s going wrong and talk about it more. When you point out what people are doing wrong, it reinforces what they’re doing wrong and they’re more likely to do more of it. But if you talk about what they’re doing right, it reinforces what they’re doing right. ”– Richard Kasperowski “Tell your team what’s going well, and give them new ways to do things more and better together.” – Richard Kasperowski   Valuable Free Resource (VFR): Get Richard Kasperowski’s a Practical Worksheet to Help You and Your Teammates Discover the Best in Each Other and Put it Into Action: Visit  https://kasperowski.com/team-transformation-canvas/ Ways to Contact with Richard Kasperowski Website: https://kasperowski.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kasperowski/  Twitter:  https://twitter.com/rkasper  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kasperowski/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/r.kasper/  

As an executive, is your profile optimized and helping you elevate your personal brand profile, cultivate your professional network, and establishes your online authority? Does your Linkedin profile help you in strengthening your professional reputation and showcasing your unique promise of value? For more than 10 years, Deb Krier has worked with professionals to optimize their use of LinkedIn. Deb developed “LinkedIn for C-Suite” to provide the assistance busy executives require. By spending a minimal amount of time, professionals work with [their] Strategists to create and optimize their LinkedIn Profiles. In this episode, Deb as a Linkedin expert shares how she helps executives become established rock-solid leaders by helping them tell their stories and promote their point of view, values and vision.   What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com   Key Takeaways: “Go in and really start filling your Linkedin profile out. You want people to get to know you just by reading your profile, and then want to know you even better. And possibly work with you and refer clients to you.”– Deb Krier “Go look at your own LinkedIn profile. When was the last time you updated it? Does it even have your current job listing there? I always tell people when they say, ‘Oh, what can I do?’, I tell them, “More, more!” We need more, we need more in your every single section, we need more about you.” – Deb Krier   Download Deb Krier's Linkedin Architect E-book for Free: Visit https://linkedinforcsuite.com/audaciousleaders/   Ways to Contact with Deb Krier Website: https://debkrier.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/DeborahKrier/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/debkrier  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedebkrier/   

Most small businesses can’t survive for more than a week without the owner.  You started your business because you have a passion for the service or product and you’re damn good at it.    And then within a few short months, that passion started to fade and reality set in.    All of the noisy “stuff” gets in the way…figuring out Quickbooks, putting out fires, trying to collect on past due invoices, answering the phone, managing employees, cleaning up their messes, organizing the office and the list goes on and on.    None of it fun while you work more and make less than ever before.   BUT, it doesn’t have to be that way!  Paul Maskill is a business coach and owner focused on helping ambitious business owners automate their business so they can leverage their business to build a life that they love. Paul’s focus is on building businesses that can thrive without the owners so they can uncover the income and freedom they know is possible.  What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com   Key Takeaways: “We only got one shot at it so why waste it doing things we don’t want to do, that’s why I left my corporate job.”– Paul Maskill “If you look at the definition of automation, or automate, it just means it happens automatically.” – Paul Maskill “What is your ideal life look like? What kind of business do you need to build in order to achieve that? And if you do those two things, you’re ahead of like 99% of business owners. And then it comes down to putting a plan in place to actually get there. So, then you can evaluate every single activity that you do, and put it through those two things. Is this going to be closer or further away from where I really want to go?” – Paul Maskill Ways to Contact with Paul Maskill Check-out Paul Maskill’s ULTIMATE FREEDOM MASTERMIND: Apply Now: www.paulmaskill.com/mastermind Website: https://www.paulmaskill.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmaskill/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paul_maskill/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BusinessFreedomFormula/

Is it time for leaders to think more deeply and more effectively?   Tired of people throwing the term ‘thought leadership’ around and using it to label unexceptional people and mediocre content, Mindy Gibbins-Klein sets out to define and introduce a new paradigm and a new standard of idea generation and sharing.   Thoughtful leaders exhibit exceptional thinking as well as consideration for others. It is the thoughtful leader who will introduce a new era – a more thoughtful era. Mindy Gibbins-Klein is an international speaker, multi-award-winning entrepreneur and thought leadership strategist. She has authored and co-authored 9 books and hundreds of articles on thought leadership. Her flagship book 24 Carat Bold was endorsed by Seth Godin and her latest book The Thoughtful Leader proposes a new approach for leaders to be more considerate – of ideas and people. What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com   Key Takeaways: “The solution that we provide here at real thought leaders is thoughtful leadership. It’s thought leadership with more thought that goes into it. We’re purposely bringing a new term into the discussion, aiming to change the conversation, because thought leadership has become too commoditized, misused, abused, and misunderstood.”– Mindy Gibbins-Klein “You really can be yourself, but it being yourself means being true to yourself, being the person that you were, and remembering that you have a lot of aspects that were really great.” – Mindy Gibbins-Klein “Make sure that you’re carving out time to slow down. And to put that all-important thought into the things that you’re working on – the relationships you’re trying to build, and the goals that you’re going for.” – Mindy Gibbins-Klein Ways to Contact with Mindy Gibbins-Klein Sometimes You Need to Change Yourself to Be Yourself | Mindy Gibbins-Klein | TEDxHolyhead: https://youtu.be/B5W2AGg2nMo Website: https://www.mindygk.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindygibbinsklein/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindygk Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bookmidwife